The Straits Times, 3 August 2011

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    17 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA(P)108/11/2010 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3 2011 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon NTUC yet to decide who to endorse for president
      68 1 THE National Trades Union Congress has not decided yet which presidential hopeful to endorse, but NTUC chief John De Payva thinks former deputy prime minister Tony Tan has what it takes. Meanwhile, the Elections Department has announced that ballot papers for
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      Lock icon En bloc ready or not?
      70 1 THE possible collective sale of the Braddell View HUDC estate faces obstacles, among them the development’s unique status. The estate is not classified as fully private, so that means it cannot be put up for collective sale yet. However, some property agents have been highlighting
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      Lock icon SAF shows fighting skills
      77 1 THE calm on Pulau Sudong yesterday morning was shattered by the sound of gunfire and helicopters as some 450 soldiers, sailors and airmen “stormed” the beach as part of an exercise to test the battle readiness of Singapore’s military. Among those witnessing the action was Defence
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      Lock icon Syria assault slammed
      54 1 WESTERN countries have condemned Syria’s crackdown on anti-government protesters in the city of Hama, which lasted over two days and killed more than 160 people. European powers are relaunching a dormant United Nations resolution condemning Damascus for the assault, following the expansion of European Union sanctions against
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    Lock icon US Senate approves debt deal hours before deadline
    804 1 Democrat-led chamber votes 74-26 to avert disastrous debt default AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON: With only hours to spare, the United States Senate passed legislation that heads off an unprecedented financial default and begins the process of curbing the country’s spiralling debt.
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    Lock icon Citibank sued for $20.5m over losses
    735 1  -  BY SELINA LUM AN 88-YEAR-OLD Indonesian businessman has sued Citibank for at least US$17 million (S$20.5 million) after he suffered investment losses. Mr Ie Seng Hoan, who is in the textile business, is suing through his investment vehicle, Zhen Yin Company, which he set
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    Lock icon For sailing glory, the future is female
    249 1  -  BY MAY CHEN SINGAPORE’S sailing federation has spent six months poring over three Olympic Games’ worth of results and statistics, and thinks it now has the secret to winning big. It sees Singapore’s best chances lying with female sailors competing in smaller boats
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      171 1 Small camera, great shots OUT ON DVD ON BIOETHICS Hard questions for doctors Happy Daze are here again ST INTERVIEW, PAGE A10 IN DIGITAL LIFE LIFE! PAGES C4&5 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS TIPS: 1800-*****28 CALL 6388-3838 TO SUBSCRIBE OR GO TO www.sphsubscription.com.sg m >
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        Lock icon A very American fight
        32 2 WE SAY The fight in Washington over raising the federal debt ceiling has been unedifying. It cast the political class in a poor light. L EDITORIAL PAGE A22
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          Lock icon Ditch that cellphone first
          35 2 To truly begin deglobalisation, its proponents should throw away their cellphones because they may not find any model that is produced in one country, says Nayan Chanda. L REVIEW PAGE A22
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          Lock icon No ordinary fugitive
          41 2 A Canadian court may have called alleged smuggling kingpin Lai Changxing “a common criminal”, but the 53-year-old has the inadvertent ability to upset the Chinese Communist Party’s delicate balance of power, says Ching Cheong. L REVIEW PAGE A23
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        Lock icon Are fresh grads worth it?
        55 2 OUR READER SAYS Daniel Chua says it takes hard work and true value creation to justify the salaries of most employees. Lim Chuan Yang finds it somewhat distasteful that a fresh graduate working in a bank should command a sky-high monthly salary of close to
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        Lock icon ONLINE BLOGS
        26 2 www.straitstimes.com L Carmelita Miki Kwek on what homeschooling has taught her. L Tan Herng Yih defends Rosie HuntingtonWhiteley as the new Transformers lead actress.
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      Lock icon More must be done to curb human trafficking
      1031 2  -  Singapore needs laws to support victims, harsh penalties for criminals BY RADHA BASU SENIOR CORRESPONDENT radhab@sph.com.sg PROGRESS is being made on the issue of human trafficking in Singapore where vulnerable people are forced or tricked into sex or servitude. But more can
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      464 2 HOW CAN YOU CAPITALIZE ON CURRENT MARKET VO LATI LI HI E VE YOUR FINANCIAL DREAMS ;Ol* e 'O i. 1 finan^ A T3B Senior Coach Educator Satelite Exclusive zS&ns^Bis&jSsW BartgriiTan TSBjSeniorgMentor, featured In Channel News Asia MillionaireiTrader Power Award Winning Stock Trading System Revealed By Multi-Millionaire We Show REAL
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      Lock icon Camp for students... ...turns into trip to jail
      722 3 But authorities deny troubled teens’ claims of abuse THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK ASSOCIATED PRESS JOHOR BARU: A group of students sent for a camp last weekend were shocked to find it held in a real prison. And they claim they were mistreated
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      Lock icon Beaten to death
      287 3 for slamming ex-friend on Facebook KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police yesterday were reported to have detained two people on suspicion of bludgeoning a man to death after he posted negative remarks about a girl he had “friended” on Facebook. “The two men are in a police lock-up. They
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      Lock icon They brighten lives of those in hospice care
      561 5  -  Group is among five recipients of President’s Social Service Award BY JANICE TAI jantai@sph.com.sg A VOLUNTEER group that has taken terminally ill patients of a hospice on weekly outings since 1997 has received the President’s Social Service Award. It was among five
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      Lock icon NTUC hasn’t decided who to back
      693 6  -  But union chief believes Tony Tan has the qualities of a president BY KOR KIAN BENG kianbeng@sph.com.sg dorse him as the presidential candidate. My union will definitely support him. But another unionist, Mr Tan Kok Heng, 31, said the NTUC could consider holding similar
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      Lock icon Candidates’ pictures to accompany names on presidential ballot
      478 6  -  BY RACHEL CHANG IN THE coming presidential election, pictures of the candidates will accompany their names on the ballot paper, the Elections Department said yesterday. “This will allow voters to recognise the candidates more easily and facilitate their marking of voting choice
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      Lock icon ART IN THE SKY
      58 6 Even the cable cars are dressed up to celebrate Singapore’s 46th birthday this month. Of the 67 cabins, 46 are wrapped with the work of 10 illustrators and called Sky Art Gallery Cabins. From Aug 5 to 21, Singaporeans and PRs pay only $46 for three
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      Lock icon China property firms score with football
      726 9  -  Splurging on expensive players sparks uproar over firms’ big profits BY PEH SHING HUEI CHINA BUREAU CHIEF shpeh@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Carol Feng BEIJING: When Dario Conca arrived in China last month as the Chinese Super League’s most expensive football player, he was supposed
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      Lock icon ST iPad app a hit
      317 9  -  IRENE THAM THE Straits Times iPad app got off to a winning start on Monday, garnering more than 126,000 downloads within the first 24 hours of its launch. These included existing users who already had the newspaper’s earlier iPhone app and 11,300 new users who
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      140 3 l V f > <■••*• v '■-m *k L l,V E FOR GREATNESS EVERY ROLEX IS MADE FOR GREATNESS. THE SUBMARINER, INTRODUCED IN 1953, WAS THE FIRST WATCH TO BE WATER RESISTANT UP TO IOO METRES. IT WAS LATER STRENGTHENED BY ITS PATENTED TRfPLE-SEAL TRIPLOCK WINDING CROWN, MAKING IT CAPABLE
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      Lock icon A MAD compromise debt deal
      839 4  -  Politics trumped good sense, and it is the country that will pay NEWS ANALYSIS BY CHUA CHIN HON US BUREAU CHIEF chinhon@sph.com.sg WASHINGTON: The healthy “bipartisan” margin by which lawmakers passed the historic debt and deficit deal should not blind anyone to the growing political
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      Lock icon Return of lawmaker who was shot upstages vote
      277 4 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON: Seven months after a gunman’s bullet shattered her skull, US Representative Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona made a surprise and emotional return to the House to vote for raising the debt ceiling. Ms Giffords, 41, who was wounded with 12 others
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      Lock icon China: Problems not over
      417 4 REUTERS THE US debt woes still threaten the global economy despite a last-minute deal struck by the White House and political party leaders, China’s main official newspaper said yesterday. The comments were published by the People’s Daily, the chief paper of China’s ruling Communist Party. “Although
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      Lock icon Putin: US a parasite on global economy
      340 4 BLOOMBERG REUTERS LAKE SELIGER (Russia): The United States is a “parasite” on the world economy and living beyond its means, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said. “The country is living in debt,” Mr Putin told a pro-Kremlin youth rally in central Russia.
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      99 6 uc UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY Te Whare Wdnanga o Waitaha CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND University of Canterbury in Singapore Last month the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Canterbury (Christchurch, New Zealand), Dr Rod Carr, hosted a function in Singapore for graduates and parents of current students. Dr Carr also hosted functions in
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      Lock icon Ethical dilemmas no longer take a back seat in medicine
      1644 10  -  Preventing exploitation of people is an ongoing battle, says bioethicist THE ST INTERVIEW BY CHANG AI-LIEN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT ailien@sph.com.sg A BABY is born with a brain tumour and will die if he does not get it removed. But operating on
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      Lock icon Is Beijing losing patience with Pakistan?
      732 12  -  China concerned about lack of action taken against Uighur terrorists NEWS ANALYSIS BY RAVI VELLOOR SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF velloor@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI: China’s recent complaint that the unrest in Xinjiang was perpetrated by terrorists trained in Pakistan underscores the public manifestation of a nightmare
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE
      101 12 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Teen kills girlfriend for free breakfast MOST COMMENTED ON L Oh, rats... they’re all over Kuala Lumpur Says TrueBeliever: “I have seen street food vendors in Malaysian cities such as Kuala Lumpur, Johor Baru and Penang litter
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      Lock icon Tensions high after deadly unrest in Kashgar
      292 12 TENSIONS ran high in far-western China’s Kashgar city yesterday, with machine gun-toting paramilitary police guarding major intersections a day after two men involved in a deadly ethnic attack on Sunday were shot dead. Responding to two bloody attacks in Kashgar on Saturday and
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        Lock icon Tokyo concerned by Chinese build-up
        770 13 Govt report expects Beijing to expand routine activities in S. China Sea and East China Sea REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: Japan expects China to expand activities in the South China Sea and the Pacific, its annual defence report said yesterday, the latest expression
        REUTERS; ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  770 words
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        Lock icon US ‘to blame for territorial tensions’
        349 13 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: The mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party placed much of the blame for recent tensions in the South China Sea on trouble-making by the US and reiterated China’s territorial claims. A commentary placed in the People’s Daily, which
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        Lock icon Sorry, not for hire
        51 14 Policemen and taxi drivers gathering around taxis parked on the road during a strike in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, yesterday. The taxi drivers went on strike for a second day yesterday to protest against rising fuel prices and congested roads in the Chinese city. PHOTO: REUTERS PHOTO:
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        Lock icon Tepco reports another deadly radiation reading
        458 14 Level so high that it would kill a person within weeks of exposure BLOOMBERG TOKYO: Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) reported a second deadly radiation reading at its wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant located north of Tokyo, following a radioactivity level discovered on Monday that
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        Lock icon Chinese local govts spent $61b illegally: Auditor
        344 14 BLOOMBERG REUTERS BEIJING: China’s national auditor said it found 328 billion yuan (S$61.2 billion) of spending at local government departments and companies last year that was illegal and against regulation, according to a report posted on the agency’s website. The National Audit Office
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        Lock icon Thai Parliament starts work by electing Speaker
        575 15 Puea Thai party’s Somsak Kiatsuranond elected unopposed to the role AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK: Thailand’s new Parliament convened for business for the first time yesterday, electing a Speaker in steps that pave the way for the country’s first female prime minister to take power.
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        Lock icon Cyber cafes a front for gambling dens
        359 15 KLANG: The signboard outside a seemingly empty shophouse says “cybercafe”, but the actions inside speak otherwise. Rows of computer users click away on their mouses, but instead of surfing the Internet, they are gambling online with syndicates that can make up to RM5
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        Lock icon Mahathir will be called to testify in Port Klang case
        699 16  -  Ex-premier is to give evidence at trial of former transport minister accused of cheating govt BY LESTER KONG MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT lestkong@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad will be asked to testify in the trial of a former transport
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        Lock icon Papuans rally for independence
        241 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAYAPURA (Indonesia): About 10,000 Papuans staged a protest yesterday calling for independence from Indonesia, defying a heavy police presence a day after a deadly ambush blamed on separatist rebels, witnesses said. Demonstrators in the provincial capital Jayapura shouted “Free Papua” and demanded the withdrawal
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        Lock icon India’s iron ore industry reels from graft scandal
        569 17 Report by former justice alleges huge bribes and Mafia-type operations NEW YORK TIMES MUMBAI: India’s wave of corruption scandals has hit yet another industry, iron ore mining, implicating companies that include the flagship of one of the country’s richest men. As a
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        Lock icon Panel resumes inspection of treasure at Kerala shrine
        339 17 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (India): A panel of experts appointed by the Indian Supreme Court has resumed its inspection of the priceless treasure recently unearthed from the vaults of a temple in Kerala state. The inspection at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple was suspended last month
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        Lock icon West condemns crackdown on Syrian protesters
        689 18 Escalating violence prompts European powers to restart UN resolution against Damascus NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AMMAN: Syria’s two-day crackdown on anti-govern-ment protesters in the city of Hama was widely condemned in the West and prompted European powers to relaunch a dormant
        NEW YORK TIMES; REUTERS; BLOOMBERG; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS; Graphics adapted from AFP  -  689 words
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        Lock icon Australia to post videos of refugee swop on Internet
        306 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS SYDNEY: Australia’s government plans to post videos on YouTube and Facebook of the first group of asylum seekers to be sent to Malaysia under a pact between the countries to swop refugees, in an attempt to deter others from
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        Lock icon Samsung delays tablet’s Aussie launch
        666 19 Federal court grants injunction against release after Apple sues S. Korean giant REUTERS MELBOURNE: Samsung Electronics has delayed the Australian launch of its latest Galaxy tablet due to a patent lawsuit filed by Apple, as both companies defend their share of the booming tablet market.
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        Lock icon US airport shops target teens, women
        402 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK: After visits to malls plummeted during the recession, many mass-market retailers stepped up their search for other locations to lure shoppers. Places where people might be bored. And unable to leave. One time-tested answer: airports. While luxury stores set up
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        Lock icon Woman spikes boyfriend to death with stiletto
        115 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS AUGUSTA (Georgia): A woman struck her boyfriend in the head with a stiletto heel and killed him, police have said. Thelma Carter, 46, of Augusta, Georgia, is charged with the murder of Mr Robert Higdon, 58, Captain Scott Peebles of the
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        Lock icon 1km Jeddah tower to top tallest building
        256 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS RIYADH: Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal yesterday launched a project to build the world’s tallest tower in Jeddah, which at more than 1km high will outdo Dubai’s Burj Khalifa. The Kingdom Tower is the pride of a US$20
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  256 words
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        Lock icon Heads rolling at the Tower of London
        269 20 SLICEOFLIFE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: There is trouble at the Tower of London, and heads are rolling though not from beheading. The former governor of the tower says he was fired after he challenged marijuana-growing, rule-breaking and bullying at the 900-year-old fortress. Major-General Keith
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      • IN BRIEF
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          Lock icon 267 hot spots in Sumatra
          95 20 PADANG (West Sumatra): The Indonesian authorities have spotted 267 new hot spots on Sumatra island, state news agency Antara reported. The hot spots, located across provinces including Riau, Jambi, Bengkulu, West Sumatra and North Sumatra, are causing haze that covers some parts of Sumatra, Meteorology,
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          Lock icon Girl dies in funeral blast
          95 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHNOM PENH: An eight-year-old girl was killed yesterday in an explosion at a crematorium in Cambodia, after her relatives poured petrol on her late grandmother’s casket to make it burn faster, police said. Twelve others, all attending the funeral service, were injured in
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          Lock icon Biologist’s ban clarified
          111 20 BLOOMBERG ANCHORAGE (Alaska): The United States government suspended an Arctic biologist over how he awarded a polar bear research project to the University of Alberta and its management, not for his scientific work detailing drowned polar bears, a watchdog group said on Monday. Dr Charles Monnett’s aerial
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          Lock icon Foam pie attacker jailed
          94 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: A protester who thrust a foam pie into media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s face as he answered lawmakers’ questions on phone hacking was sentenced to six weeks in jail by a British court yesterday. Jonathan May-Bowles, 26, a comedian who goes by the stage
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          Lock icon CCP urged to go online
          111 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: The mouthpiece for the Chinese Communist Party yesterday urged more officials to go online and speak honestly with Web users, in a sign of the growing importance of social networking sites in China. The comment piece in the People’s Daily comes after
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          Lock icon Release of aircraft sought
          115 20 BLOOMBERG BANGKOK: Thailand’s government said it will seek the release of an aircraft owned by Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn that was seized by liquidators in Munich last month as part of a bankruptcy dispute in German courts. The Crown Prince will no longer need to provide
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      427 22 RAISING the United States federal debt limit is usually a routine procedure. It has happened on 74 occasions in the five decades since the time of the Kennedy presidency, including periods when the president did not have full control of Congress. The negotiating contortions to which
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      776 22  -  BY NAYAN CHANDA The writer is director of publications at the Yale Centre for the Study of Globalisation. THE mass murder in Oslo has refocused attention on Europe’s growing right-wing parties. Most of these organisations have rushed to dissociate themselves from the latest
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        931 23  - Lai Changxing no ordinary fugitive BY CHING CHEONG SENIOR WRITER chingcheong@gmail.com WHEN alleged smuggling kingpin Lai Changxing was sent back to China late last month after losing his 11-year fight to remain in Canada, photos showed a short man being led away in handcuffs. Lai, who hobnobbed with high-rank-ing Chinese
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        856 23  -  BY ZHU FENG Zhu Feng is deputy director of the Centre for International and Strategic Studies, Peking University. PROJECT SYNDICATE EVER since United States President Barack Obama decided to begin withdrawing American troops from Afghanistan, global interest in what role (if any) China will play
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        891 23  -  BY SHANTHIE MARIET D'SOUZA FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is a visiting research fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore. THE United States and Afghanistan are locked in secretive discussions for finalising a long-term security agreement that
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        389 25  -  Ng Kok Lim MR TOH Cheng Seong (“Offer an alternative better than nationalisation”; July 22) disagreed with Mr Gerald Giam’s commentary (“Consider the economic reality of transport here”; July 19), which argued for the nationalisation of public transport. Mr Toh asked the Workers’ Party’s
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        378 25  -  SKY-HIGH PAY FOR FRESH GRADS Daniel Chua I WRITE from the standpoint of an employer who has seen too many young job applicants with inflated ideas about their professional worth (“Fresh out of NTU... and drawing 5-figure salaries”; July 26). The reality is that it
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        115 25 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MR CHEN JUNYI: Dialect is the soul of getai 2 MR BENNIE CHEOK: Explain Hungry Ghost link to the shows 3 MR NG JUNRONG: More competition in public transport won’t work 4 MISS LEE SOH HONG: Unhappy over cash surcharge for using Medisave
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        225 25  -  Ng Sook Fun (Ms) Director Corporate Marketing Communication Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore SINGAPORE’S Spam Control Act puts in place the requirements that senders of bulk unsolicited commercial electronic messages must comply with, such as requiring an unsubscribe facility (“Need to
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        103 25 “Selling personal data without permission, and at our expense.” MRS LIM PI CHU: “Like Mr Maurice Williams, I have been receiving many unwanted SMSes on my mobile phone (‘Need to get laws against cellphone spam up to speed’; last Friday). I have since found out that the
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        182 25 “We fling an ‘old’ apartment to the scrap heap and replace it with one twice the price or half the space.” MR TAN KENG ANN: “The collective sale rule is an undeserved right given to the majority (‘One owner should not hold collective sale to ransom’ by Mr
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        282 25  -  Chong Wan Yieng (Ms) Director, Corporate Communications Ministry of Law MR DAVID Lim feels that the current process, where an objector to a collective sale can raise objections to the Strata Titles Board (STB) and thus delay the deal, is unfair and unproductive (“One
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      1252 1  -  Some hire more staff, revamp menus in anticipation of bigger crowds BY JESSICA LIM ROYSTON SIM limjess@sph.com.sg roysim@sph.com.sg WHETHER it is the addition of staff or new menu items, businesses are planning to profit from the opening of the entire Circle Line in
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      88 1 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Post Singapore-Malaysia match, ugly sniping goes online L NTU regrets use of expletive during speech L Last 12 stations of Circle Line to open on Oct 8 MOST COMMENTED ON L Nanyang Technological University regrets use of
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      494 3  -  He gets 7 years’ jail and 24 strokes for 2-week harassment spree BY ELENA CHONG elena@sph.com.sg A PROJECT manager who became a loan-shark runner spent two weeks splashing paint, setting fires, writing graffiti and chain-locking the gates of 31 flats belonging to debtors. Soh
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      325 3 A FILIPINO maid, who helped her employer conduct an unlicensed moneylending business for 21/2 years, was jailed three months and fined $130,000 yesterday. Melanie Jacalan Munar’s jail sentence was backdated to her remand on Jan 13, which means she has completed it.
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      751 4  -  Upgrading work nearly completed, with more shops and eateries added BY KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg TERMINAL 1, Changi Airport’s oldest and busiest terminal, is giving travellers and visitors more to do and enjoy now that a $500 million overhaul is more than
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      463 5  -  Defence Minister gives thumbs-up as 450 servicemen display skills BY JERMYN CHOW DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT jermync@sph.com.sg THE morning calm on Pulau Sudong yesterday morning was shattered by the crackle of automatic gunfire and the whirring of helicopters as some 450 soldiers, sailors and airmen “stormed”
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      492 6  -  They had claimed that sellers failed to convey a good title BY K.C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg THE buyers of a villa in Phuket refused to pay the final instalment of $596,657 on the property, so the sellers took them to court.
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      224 6 THE owner of Ananda Bhavan, the oldest Indian vegetarian restaurant here, collapsed and died yesterday. Mr K. Nadarajan, just a month past his 56th birthday, was sitting down for lunch at a restaurant in Upper Weld Road, near Ananda Bhavan’s Norris
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      702 7  -  It has no plans to change students’ say in choice of valedictorians BY JALELAH ABU BAKER, AJVIELIA TAN jalmsab@sph.com.sg ameltan@sph.com.sg NANYANG Technological University (NTU) sees the Trinetta Chong incident as an isolated one and has no plans to change the way its valedictorians are
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      325 7 CALLING budding journalists keen on testing their skills in The Straits Times National Schools Newspaper Competition: The battle to put together a newspaper under deadline pressure is back for the seventh year. Secondary schools may vie for a place in the competition
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      700 8  -  Chinese carpenter had collapsed on his 4th day at work here last year BY ELIZABETH SOU, SELINA LUM esoh@sph.com.sg selinal@sph.com.sg A CHINESE construction worker, who sued for damages after he collapsed from heatstroke at work last year, has reached a settlement with his former
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      360 8 A BUSINESSMAN who has paid an $8,000 fine for negligently causing the death of a nine-year-old pedestrian in a 2009 road traffic accident is appealing against his five-year driving ban. The appeal will be heard in the High Court on a date
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      363 8  -  ROYSTON SIM THE push to ramp up capacity on the public transport system continues this time with two LRT lines in the north-east. SBS Transit said it will add 492 more trips a week to the Sengkang and Punggol LRT lines from
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      155 8 A FULL-TIME national serviceman (NSF) died last night after he was found unconscious during a navigation exercise at the Ama Keng Training Area in Lim Chu Kang. A medic on site tried to resuscitate Specialist Cadet (SCT) Ee Chun Sheng at about 5.15pm before he
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      372 8 THE work to create Singapore’s biggest quilted mural will take about a month and involve more than 8,000 residents in the South West district. If everything gets stitched up in time, the 14m-by-14m creation will be unveiled on Sept 4. Work on the South
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      136 9 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES L Arsenal jeered after New York snatch draw L Henry denied chance for Arsenal farewell L Formula One: Heidfeld relieved to escape car inferno MOST COMMENTED ON L Lions not cowed by hostile crowd Says tomorrowwillbebetter: “The
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      666 9  -  Physique, less competitive field and shorter time for success among factors BY MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Sailing Federation (SSF) has come up with a system which it believes will boost local sailors’ chances of achieving Olympic glory. Backed by six months of research, the
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      472 10  -  BY FABIUS CHEN SEVEN years they waited, mired in S-League mid-table irrelevancy. But now that they have broken their duck and won their first trophy on Singapore soil, Albirex Niigata are thirsting for more silverware. “We are proud to be the first over-seas-based
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      689 10  -  Bn Written by Craig Brennan DESPITE finishing out of the money in the second of his two rides at Darwin's Fannie Bay racecourse, jockey Saifudin Ismail will not forget his first riding visit to Australia in a big hurry. Representing Singapore in the Qantas
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      912 11 Newcastle’s free release of Barton shows how low their ties had sunk THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: With the characters involved, at the club concerned, no other ending could have been anticipated. While there have been some celebratory moments, Joey Barton’s career at Newcastle has been
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        107 11 Manchester United have agreed on a £30 million-plus (about S$59 million) transfer fee with Inter Milan for Wesley Sneijder over the weekend, according to The Mirror. The only stumbling block is to find a way to pay his wages. The Dutch playmaker does not want
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        75 11 AC Milan are ready to offer Alberto Aquilani an escape route from Liverpool. Adriano Galliani, the president of the Italian club, has admitted that the midfielder, signed for £17 million from Juventus, is a potential signing. Queens Park Rangers are continuing to monitor Joe Cole
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        83 11 Luka Modric will be sold if Tottenham Hotspur receive an “head-turning” offer that is too good to turn down, according to Kevin Bond, the club’s assistant manager. Chelsea are expected to come back with a third offer of £38 million for the playmaker once Russian flop
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        40 11 Stoke manager Tony Pulis is lining up a club record £9 million move for Arsenal reject Nicklas Bendtner. Borussia Dortmund and Sporting Lisbon are not keen any more because of his transfer fee and wage demands.
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        28 11 Argentina midfielder Javier Pastore said he is joining Paris Saint-Germain from Italian club Palermo in a deal set to shatter the French transfer record.
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      416 11 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: The long-running Cesc Fabregas transfer saga may have just ruined Arsenal’s pursuit of Valencia winger Juan Mata. The club’s failure to agree a fee with Barcelona for their captain left Arsenal short of the necessary capital to complete a move for
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      391 11 LONDON: Manchester City’s £38 million (S$75.1 million) record signing, Sergio Aguero, is expected to be confined to the bench for Sunday’s Community Shield encounter with Manchester United. But midfielder Yaya Toure is determined to lay down a marker in front of the Premier League
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      207 11 REUTERS TOKYO: Former Japan defender Naoki Matsuda remained in critical condition last night after collapsing on the pitch during practice with his club yesterday. The 34-year-old, who played for Japan at the 2002 World Cup, went into cardio-respi-ratory arrest, according to his Japan Football
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      577 12 F1 champ Vettel poised to gain as UK team will not change driver policy THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Sebastian Vettel could get the biggest push towards winning the Formula One World Championship from the two drivers most capable of beating him. As McLaren’s jubilant staff gathered
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      405 12 LONDON: The England rugby team on Monday unveiled their controversial new black strip, which has already sparked a diplomatic row even before a ball has been kicked in next month’s World Cup in New Zealand. The decision to change their away kit from grey to
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      128 12 Today Football S-League: Etoile v SAFFC (Queenstown), Tampines v Geylang (Tampines) 8pm. Tomorrow Cricket 1st Test: Zimbabwe v Bangladesh, day 1 (Live, StarHub Ch235 and mio TV Ch122, 3.50pm). Football S-League: Albirex v Tanjong Pagar (Jurong East, 8pm). Golf Bridgestone Invitational: Day 1 (Live, StarHub Ch213 HD
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      59 12 PAOLO DI CANIO, manager of English League Two side Swindon Town and former midfielder with AC Milan, Lazio and West Ham, blasting the two Italian clubs for their
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      275 12 Football U-20 World Cup In Colombia Gp E: Egypt 1 Panama 0, Brazil 3 Austria 0. Gp F: Mexico 3 North Korea 0, Argentina 0 England 0. Golf Singapore Open Amateur C’ship 1st rd: 71 Abel Tam (Mas), Gregory Foo (Sin). 73 Winson Iskandar (Ina). Other Singaporeans: 74 Jackie
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        101 12 S-LEAGUE football title contenders Home United blitzed Balestier Khalsa 4-0 at the Toa Payoh Stadium last night to regain top spot in the league standings. Qiu Li (ninth minute), Juma’at Jantan (38th) and Sherif El-Masri (41st) put them comfortably ahead before Frederic Mendy completed
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        81 12 REUTERS NEW YORK: National Basketball Association (NBA) officials and players’ representatives met on Monday for the first time since the league declared a lock-out. But there was no sign of any major progress in their labour dispute. The nearly three-hour meeting in New York came
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        76 12 BLOOMBERG AKRON (Ohio): Tiger Woods said he is fully recovered from knee and Achilles injuries that forced him out of competition since May 12. The former world No. 1 golfer played an 18-hole practice round at the site of the PGA Championship
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      56 9 VETTEL’S GAIN? McLaren policy clears the way for reigning champ in title push. B12 Organised in conjunction with the "Creative Lantern Making Competition" mm i DIY Creative Lantern Making Demonstrations A MlfcM Free Admission Conducted in both English Mandarin For registration, please call *****864 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm) or Email: cipevent@sph.com.sg *****864
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      121 10 i Organised in conjunction with the Mid Festival By The 2011 Silver umn iliSMIHmfittA <Si i ri m> m if® M Theme: Chinese Traditional Festivals or Community Harmony ±m Eligibility: The competition is open to all nationality, race and age. Closing Date: 11 August 2011 Lantern-making demonstrations: The organisers have
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      149 11 SINGAPORE HALF MARATHON 2011 In aid of Breast Cancer Foundation and Underprivileged Children Date 2nd October 2011 Venue: EAST COAST PARKWAY Time: 6.30am REGISTRATION Men Open (No Age Limit) Women Open (No Age Limit) Men Veteran (45 Years Old Above) Women Veteran (45 Years Old Above) Closing Date for Registration
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      1007 24  -  Braddell View can’t be privatised until its leases are harmonised BY ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg View consisting of high-rise apartments, low-rise apartments and maisonettes are considered private property as they are not sold under the Housing and Development Act. They are also
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      97 24 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L HSBC to sell 195 bank branches for $1.2 billion L No more ‘absolutely safe investments’: Munich Re chief L Chinese retailers hijack the Ikea experience MOST COMMENTED ON L Markets, governments relieved as US reaches debt deal.
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        522 14  -  Asian bourses also hit by unexpected drop in US manufacturing BULLS AND BEARS BY JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg BARELY after fears lifted that the United States would default on its debts, the stuttering US economic growth caught the attention of investors, who scurried to
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          136 14 Millennium Copthorne Hotels MILLENNIUM Copthorne Hotels (M&C) has posted a 91.6 per cent rise in secondquarter net profit to £47.9 million (S$95 million) from the same period a year ago. Revenue for the three months to June 30 rose 3.2 per cent to £196.1 million. Earnings per share was 15.2
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          122 14 SINO Grandness Food’s net profit in the second quarter rose 58 per cent to 54 million yuan (S$10 million) from a year ago, while revenue for the three months to June 30 surged 70 per cent to 283.9 million yuan. Earnings per share was 20.3 fen, up
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          61 14 PROPERTY developer Sunshine Holdings is planning to enter the commodities business. In a filing to the Singapore Exchange, it said it is interested in the business relating to the management, exploration, production, processing, sourcing and distribution of commodities, minerals and resources. It is also interested in owning, developing
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          99 14 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.63 billion shares worth $1.76 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 123 Losers: 428 Unchanged: 665 FTSE ST INDEXES Mid Cap Small Cap All Share Fledgling China China Top Oil and gas Points Change Points Change Points Change Basic materials -12.60 729.59 Utilities -5.57 -17.48 509.91 -10.88 769.83
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          223 14 Tokyo Nikkei 225 Yesterday’s close: 9,844.59 (-120.42) The Nikkei average fell 1.2 per cent after weak US manufacturing data fanned fears about the health of the global economy. Kuala Lumpur KLCI Yesterday’s close: 1,554.85 (-3.16) Share prices in Malaysia closed 0.2 per cent lower, in line with continued weaknesses
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            443 14 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: AUG 2, 2011 Top Rises Aug 2 CENTS DBXT AUDMM 5AU$ ***** 213.6 0.8 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 4338 100.0 2.0 GLD 10US$ ***** 98.8 0.5 UOB 5.05%NCPS 100 ***** 50.0 0.5 DBS
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            367 14 Top Rises Aug 2 CENTS IndoAgri.ES.1108 162.5 5.0 3.2 SIMSCI365MBePW*****0....31.5 4.0 14.5 STI 3000 DBePW*****3 13.8 2.1 17.9 DBS MBL ePW*****1 14.3 1.9 15.3 DBS MB ePW*****5 16.3 1.8 12.4 SembMar DBSeCW*****0 7 1.0 16.7 Ellipsiz W*****0 6.7 0.7 11.7 STI 3150 DBePW*****1 16.6 0.7 4.4 STI
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            52 14 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS o/o Vol Cosco Corp 145.5 -24.0 -14.2 180,431,000 Genting SR 191)3 NexGenSCom W*****2 0.9 0.1 12.5 24,128,000 -1.8 90,096,000 Golden Agri By Value CENTS Value CENTS Value 145.5 -24.0 -14.2 271,699,340 SIA 1258 -174.0 -12.2 193,173,290 Genting SP UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS
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            99 14 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Aug 2 2011 Selling Buying Aust dollar 1.365 1.288 Can dollar 1.281 1.232 Euro 1.748 1.681 Sterling pound 1.997 1.921 NZ dollar 1.082 1.031 US dollar 1.218 1.172 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Chi renminbi
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            378 14 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 233 136 CapMallsAsia 139.5 cd -3.5 5129 143 139.5 1.4 12.8 5419.7 423 275 CapitaLand 286 -6 ***** 293 286 2.1 9.6 *****.1 216 171 CapitaMall
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            615 14 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 176 94.6 ARA 152 -3 241 154 152 3.2 18.3 1167.8 229 188 Ascendasreit 205 unch 2680 205 204 6.3 15.5 4520.4 129 109 AscottREIT
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        461 15  -  BY JONATHAN KWOK REDUCED revenues from rig-building sent net profit for the second quarter down 15 per cent at Sembcorp Marine (SembMarine). Earnings for the three months up to June 30 were $149.7 million, down from $176.1 million a year ago and well under
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        613 15  -  Fall largely due to higher tech spending and costs of failed ASX bid BY YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) has seen its net profit for the full year slide by 7.9 per cent to $294.9 million, and warned that the uncertain global
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      612 16 Northumbrian Water offered $4.8b by his consortium REUTERS HONG KONG: A consortium led by Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka Shing’s Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings (CKI) has agreed to buy British utility Northumbrian Water Group for £2.41 billion (S$4.8 billion), in what could
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      1168 17  -  International Enterprise Singapore’s centre director based in Russia, Hanly Chen, talks about the opportunities for Singapore firms in one of the world’s largest economies. Hanly Chen L What is your outlook for Russia? The federal government has asked Russian regions to improve conditions to attract investments.
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      490 18  -  Lower costs, greater profit margins help cushion drop in revenue to $1.48b BY DANIEL HO danho@sph.com.sg BETTER profit margins and reduced costs helped ST Engineering to a 5.3 per cent increase in second-quarter net profit. Earnings came in at $130 million despite revenue
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      240 18  -  BY ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER THE high-end condominium Grange Infinite has found a buyer for its last unit, despite an ongoing legal dispute with private fund manager ARA Asset Management. Developer Chip Eng Seng has granted a foreign buyer an option to purchase the
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        931 20  -  In a 10-part series sponsored by Spring Singapore, we examine fast-growing companies that are taking on the world. Yasmine Yahya looks at precision engineering company Patec. Yasmine Yahya yasminey@sph.com.sg PATEC chief executive Michael Wee will be the first to tell you that he has not
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        713 21  -  Close ties can be a bonus and a challenge BY CHARISSA YONG HE PRACTICALLY had the job handed to him on a silver platter his father was the chairman and chief executive officer of the company but Mr Jeffrey Soon did not set his
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      533 22  -  Headcount here will rise over next 5 years, even as bank plans cuts abroad BY MAGDALEN NG songyuan@sph.com.sg NOT only will Singapore staff be spared the axe as banking giant HSBC moves to slash 25,00 0 jobs in the next two years, but
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      447 22 NEW YORK: The United States economy is staring into another wave of corporate layoffs if it does not kick into a higher gear soon, according to outplacement firm Challenger Gray and Christmas. HSBC, Europe’s biggest bank, was the latest big company to announce
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      370 23  -  Govt report shows sector shrank 5.5% from April to June; PMI contracts for first time in 10 months BY AARON LOW ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT aaronl@sph.com.sg THE outlook for the manufacturing sector stayed subdued with another key indicator of factory activity contracting for the first time in
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      408 23 REUTERS BLOOMBERG ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON: Americans cut back on their spending in June for the first time in nearly two years and their incomes grew by the smallest amount in eight months, a troubling sign for an economy that is barely growing. The
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      761 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK: Growing concern over the United States economy is overriding any relief investors may be feeling, now that Washington appears to have a debt deal that will avert a default by the US government. The House of Representatives on Monday evening
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      174 24 ORCHARD! SCOTTS Winner of the FIABCI Prix d’Excellence Award 2009 lira SiW r Luxury Living in the heart of Orchard Set in 2.5 hectares of sprawling prime land, Orchard Scotts is an architectural treasure to discover. Designed by Arquitectonica, an award-winning US firm, this prestigious residence offers a coveted address
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      472 1 Suede talker Singer Brett Anderson remembers Singapore Ai Weiwei's first interview Good to play bad Kevin Spacey actually a nice Chinese artist felt bad for police C6 C7 C2 Friends in fatigues: (From left) Edward Yong plays Malcolm Png, Adrian Lim is Ah Beng, Sheikh Haikel is Johari and Ahamed
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        620 2  -  Kevin Spacey loves being mean and manipulative in the dark comedy Horrible Bosses tan shzr ee in London stlife@sph.com.sg Bad guys do not come as good or have as much fun as Kevin Spacey. The actor, whose illustrious career includes a stunning turn as the
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        442 2  -  reviewcomedy HORRIBLE BOSSES (M18) 98 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: Evil bosses are ruining the lives of three friends. Nick (Jason Bateman) hates the domineering Harken (Kevin Spacey), Dale (Charlie Day) hates the sexually predatory Dr Harris (Jennifer Aniston) and Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) hates the debauched
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        230 2  -  reviewaction-thriller THE ASSAULT (M18) 91 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ Rachael Boon The re-telling of how an elite counter-terrorist unit, the National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (GIGN), stormed a hijacked Air France plane in 1994 in Algiers is succinct and powerful. Director Julien Leclercq’s film focuses on three main characters Thierry (Vincent
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        596 3  -  The Planet Of The Apes franchise is back on solid ground with this impressive reboot of the sci-fi thriller reviewaction RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (PG) 105 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: Desperate to help his Alzheimer-stricken father (John Lithgow) as well as to find
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        945 4  - Army Daze 15 years on The film about life in the army here, which made a record $1.6 million, is now available on DVD john lui johnlui@sph.com.sg Army Daze the book, the play and the movie about national service is so quintessentially Singaporean that it is a surprise to discover
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          Lock icon AHAMED AZAD, 37, aka recruit Krishnamoorthy
          226 4 Ahamed had a role that was as broad and slapstick as Lim’s Ah Beng. As Krishna (left), he spoofed the mannerisms of Indian cinema, such as the singing and dancing. Although he is not recognised on the streets as often as the other actors,
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          Lock icon ADRIAN LIM, 37, aka recruit Teo Ah Beng
          360 4 While some actors came from backgrounds which meshed with that of their characters, it would have been futile to hope for a poorly educated, Hokkienspouting person to show up at an audition for a film that would mostly be in English. Adrian
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          Lock icon KEVIN VERGHESE, 36, aka recruit Kenny Pereira
          293 4 Kenny Pereira (left), the flouncing, adorable recruit who bemoans the lack of glamour in the military is a vivid character. So vivid, in fact, that the actor was afraid to take up the role. Fifteen years ago, Verghese was 19, doing national service,
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          Lock icon EDWARD YONG, 32, aka recruit Malcolm Png
          445 5 So strongly identified is Yong with the role of the mama’s boy in the movie, that friends call him Malcolm (above left) by accident. This reporter made the same mistake at the interview and he just rolls with it. “I just answer to
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          Lock icon SHEIKH HAIKEL, 36, aka recruit Johari Salleh
          261 5 The film gave a boost to the career of Sheikh, now a rapper, radio and TV host and all-round entertainer. Its rotation on television and its availability, both legal (on VCD) and illegal (on YouTube) have kept him in the mainstream eye. “It
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        Lock icon Baby-faced director a fighter?
        506 5  -  reviewaction FIST OF DRAGON (NC16) 91 minutes/opens tomorrow/ The story: Young man Jie (Michael Chuah) arrives in a small Malaysian town to work in his uncle Chen’s coffee shop. He quickly becomes a hero after defeating gangsters in a fight, much to the chagrin of Chen
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      116 6 ‘So I’m officially, de facto, the most popular person called Piers in the world’ Talk show host Piers Morgan (right) on having a million followers on his Twitter webpage ‘Before, when I did interviews with reporters, I didn’t dare look at them for fear that they
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      Lock icon Ai just wants to enjoy living
      979 6 Chinese artist Ai Weiwei talks about his time in jail in his first interview after 81 days in detention Beijing In jail, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei recounts, he was monitored round the clock by sleepy teenage police officers and it was as if they
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      707 7  -  Reunited last year, the British band are here to perform as part of their reunion tour eddino abdul hadi music reporter dinohadi@sph.com.sg British band Suede have done thousands of shows around the world and they still remember their first concert in Singapore in 1997. “The first ever
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      329 7 Associated Press Nashville, Tennessee Kings Of Leon singer Caleb Followill (left) is suffering from vocal problems and exhaustion, forcing the band on Monday to cancel its United States tour. The cancellation comes three days after he left the stage mid-show in Dallas due to
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      637 8  -  The Cranberries played their hits as the crowd sang along with Dolores O’Riordan’s husky vocals reviewconcert THE CRANBERRIES Singapore Indoor Stadium/Monday loh keng fatt kengfatt@sph.com.sg No Need To Argue, as the title of one of the Irish band’s albums boldly declared, this 80-minute gig on a hot
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        273 10 Associated Press New York Jennifer Lopez (right) tells Vanity Fair magazine that she still believes in love despite her split from her husband of seven years, Marc Anthony. The singer-actress was giving her first interview since announcing their split last month. “This was the
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        206 10 Associated Press London The family of Amy Winehouse is seeking political backing to set up a drug rehabilitation centre in her name. The late singer’s father Mitch met British politicians on Monday to discuss setting up a treatment centre for young people. Opposition Labour
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        240 10 Hong Kong Happy birthday to Lucas Tse, who turned four yesterday, and who perhaps had an unusual early birthday party on Monday: his father brought along his lawyers. Oriental Daily’s website yesterday showed a picture of the team, taken around 10pm leaving Parkview apartments, where actor
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      112 5 top 10 movies SINGAPORE 1. Captain America: The First Avenger 2. (1) Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 3. (2) Wu Xia 4. Twisted 5. (5) Bridesmaids 6. (3) Transformers: Dark Of The Moon 7. (4) 3D Sex And Zen: Extreme Ecstasy 8. (6) Hanna 9. Tell Tale
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      22 9 THINGS TO DO: To find out what's happening in and around Singapore, go to www.straitstimes.com CALL US: Life!/LifeStyle, tel: 6319-5416 fax: 6319-8276
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        476 2  -  Grace Chng chngkeg@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/st.gracechng No news about the Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia today is good news. Its financial performance continues to disappoint. In June, it reported that sales in the second quarter of the year had slumped by 20 per
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        173 2 Reacting to Nintendo’s US$80 (S$96) price cut of its 3DS handheld console (those who have bought the device at the original US$250 will get free game downloads): With discounts like this, they might as well give it away for free. Muhammad Arafat Bin Baharudin I just bought
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        676 3  -  Information from 50 ministries and public agencies now available in one place online. HELLEN TAN reports reports HELLEN TAN tanykh @sph. com.sg Local mobile applications developers looking for public data to use can start at one portal: data.gov.sg. Launched last month, the portal is
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        259 3  -  Compiled by Aw Cheng Wei Microsoft sued for patent infringement IT firm Impulse Technology, a US firm based in Ohio, is suing Microsoft and several game makers, including Electronic Arts, Ubisoft and THQ, for violating its patents. It filed the suit last month, claiming that Microsoft’s Kinect gaming
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        282 4  -  facebook. By Jasmine Osada It is no secret that Google’s search engines scour your Gmail messages for keywords and people should learn to live with it. This was what many Digital Life Facebook fans said in response to an online video that satirised the free email
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        183 4  - 5 SECOND TIP Clearing unread mail the fast way By Tan Chong Yaw While on vacation, you made sporadic forays into your Gmail inbox and dealt with the crucial messages. But now you are home and you are saddled with hundreds of unread messages scattered across many pages. You do
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        253 4 Nintendo slashes console price The gaming giant will cut the price of its 3DS handheld console (right) by about a third to US$169 (S$203), from US$249. The worldwide price cut takes effect on Aug 12. The cut comes on the heels of Sony’s announcement that its new PlayStation
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        412 6  -  $699 (16GB), $799 (32GB) Every hardware vendor seems to be peddling a tablet device, but only a few hardware makers, Research in Motion and Apple, can boast a device that runs on its own proprietary operating system. Now, Hewlett-Packard is joining the fray By Sherwin Loh The device
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        1055 8/9  -  Lucky enough to snag tickets to the parade? You can snap great shots even with a compact camera Tan Chong Yaw cytan@sph. com. sg From skydiving Red Lions and screaming F15 fighters, to the stately flight of a giant Singapore flag and the final soaring climax
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        326 8/9  -  By Tan Tan Chong Yaw If your digital camera’s LCD screen is the size of a large postage stamp, consider buying a new one before heading to the National Day Parade (NDP). The new cameras are faster and give you less picture noise. The screens show sharper images
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          237 10  -  By Neo Xiaobin Neo Xiaobin joined SPH in November 2007 and has covered every NDP since then. This year will be her fourth Be adventurous and just have fun with visuals. Compact cameras and even camera phones can create great work if you are inspired.
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          154 10  -  By Mugilan Rajasegeran Mugilan Rajasegeran has been a staff photographer with The Straits Times since 2004. Next week, he will cover his seventh NDP. The highlight of his parade experience so far was scoring the Page One NDP picture in 2009 Forget the flash
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          151 10  -  By Caroline Chia Caroline Chia has been shooting for The Straits Times for over six years. This will be her seventh year covering the National Day Parade Using a compact camera does not mean being condemned to endless group photos of people looking and smiling
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        307 12  -  For the best fireworks shot, you have to stake out the best places for it, says professional photographer NOEL YEO NOEL YEO When choosing the perfect vantage point, remember that context makes your composition more powerful. Choose a spot that will
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        618 12  -  By Noel Yeo Get the equipment J A strong tripod is the most basic requirement for great fireworks photos. A tall tripod is especially useful if you are stuck behind a crowd. J Use cable shutter release or a wireless remote to
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        614 14  -  Speak into your Android phone and it will soon be able to translate your words. GRACE CHNG reports from Tokyo reports GRACE CHNG Sometime soon, you may be having a conversation with your Android phone when you want to search for information. Speak into the phone
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        553 16  -  By Oo Gin Lee Do not be fooled by the title. This game is no child’s play. It took me 90 minutes just to complete the tutorial level and my arms were aching. This game is specially designed for the Xbox Kinect motion sensor. So, I was
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        259 16  -  By Eugene Neubronner Eugene Neubronner is a freelance writer on gaming, technology and Japan The voice. Oh goodness, the voice. Games are memorable usually for one or two reasons. In Bastion, it is the voice of its narrator, Rucks. Players fill the shoes of the Kid, a silent protagonist
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        362 17  -  By Eugene Neubronner Eugene Neubronner is a freelance writer on gaming, technology and Japan There is a bit of a nostalgic video-gamer dig in this title. Like Pac Man, the sequel decided to slap some lipstick on its main character, call it a girl, and offer more
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        458 18  -  By Y.H. Teo Y.H. Teo is a communications professional Given the price tag, it is clear that the Legria HF G10 is aimed at the video enthusiast or aspiring professional film-maker. The HD CMOS Pro sensor, formerly the preserve of professional-grade camcorders, and the bright Canon
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        444 18  -  By Trevor Tan Trevor Tan is a freelance writer and photographer This machine is packed with everything a hardcore gamer could lust for: Intel’s latest Sandy Bridge processors, 1.5GB dedicated video memory and a 17.3-inch 3-D display. You can watch movies or play games in 3-D on
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        558 20  -  By Oo Gin Lee The X1 tries hard to stand out in its world of seriously black business laptops. A buttonless trackpad and an integrated battery recall the MacBook while the glossy scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla glass is obviously inspired by the current craze in smartphones and tablets.
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        369 20  -  By Oo Gin Lee As a diehard hater of glossy reflective laptop screens, I was pleased that HP had kept the matt screen in its new ProBook business laptop. Unlike most consumer laptops which are made of hard plastic, the 5330 boasts a magnesium alloy chassis and
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        405 21  -  By Aaron Tan Aaron Tan is an infocomm professional The new Vaio Z is arguably Sony’s best attempt to unseat Apple from the laptop design throne. And with the Z’s wafer-thin profile and powerful specifications, Sony may have found the sweet spot between portability and performance. The
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        524 21  -  By Trevor Tan Trevor Tan is a freelance writer and photographer How does Apple improve on a great operating system like Mac OS X? Marry it with iOS elements from the iPad and give birth to a Lion, the codename for the Mac OS X
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        302 23  -  By Mike Lee Mike Lee is a freelance writer and photographer The shoot-and-show-off Sony HDR-PJ10E Handycam is a departure from other camcorders because you can project your footage with its built-in pico projector. You can show off the full 1,080p high-definition videos on a blank wall for instant
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        100 24 AV SYSTEM $399, available from this month The Pioneer X-SMC1 plays a plethora of devices. Compatible with the iPod and iPhone, it also plays CDs and DVDs. When your iPhone or iPod is docked, it charges the devices. There is also in-built FM radio
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        94 24 SMART TV Price to be announced, available next year In the new smart TV that Philips launched on its 60th anniversary, the patented Ambilight Spectra 2 technology seems to enlarge the screen by projecting a glow on either
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        75 24 TV From $9,400 Constructed of wood, metal and glass, this TV boasts a full high-definition resolution of 1,920 by 1,080 pixels. It is also decked out with a mecaSoundpro sound system that promises rich and immersive sound. The screen is enhanced by an LED backlight feature. The TV
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        123 24 TABLET US$479 (S$585) for 32GB model, available later this month The IdeaPad K1 weighs 740g and offers integrated Bluetooth, together with apps from partners such as Amazon, Adobe, Electronic Arts, as well as favourites that include Angry Birds, Kindle E-book reader and Documents To Go. It is
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        141 24  -  SPEAKERS Compiled by Claudio Chock $1,199, available this month The new Pioneer speakers look like a bench. The wide surface area distributes sound in all directions and creates a sound field with an extensive listening area. By spreading the sound waves this
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        90 25 Esplanade Theatres on the Bay Free, from the Apple App Store The Esplanade Theatres on the Bay has become an icon on the Singapore landscape. Fondly known as the durian, the Esplanade has established itself as the place to go for high quality cultural events. With an app, culture vultures
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        88 25 Free, from the Apple App Store Former MP, Dr Tan Cheng Bock, is currently in the news as a potential candidate for the upcoming Presidential Elections. An active blogger, he is now taking advantage of the popularity of the iPhone to get news out about himself
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        119 25  -  By Jimmy Yap By Jimmy Yap, who blogs about the iPhone at www.imerlion.com Free, from the Apple App Store We all know that the main purpose of the Internet is to allow you to goof off at work. One of the pioneers of this philosophy is StumbleUpon.
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        160 25 MUST-HAVE US$1.99 (S$2.40), from the Apple App Store GIF Shop lets you show off your creativity. This app allows you to take a bunch of photos that it will stitch together to make an animated GIF, a graphic file format popular in the early days of the World
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        126 25 HistorypinFree, from Android Market History buffs now have an app for discovering historical photographs contributed by like-minded folks around the world. Each image is geo-tagged and can be viewed on a map within the app or on the website of the same name. Besides viewing fascinating snapshots of history
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        90 25 Free from Android Market Weave your way through traffic free in this arcade game that would cost iPhone users US$0.99 (S$1.20) to download. You play motorcyclist Jake Melton, who needs to dodge vehicular blind spots and careless drivers. The good thing is that most
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        122 25  -  Aaron Tan Aaron Tan is an infocomm professional Free from Android Market This app is a lifesaver for those who discover they have left their phones at home when they are at work. With DeskSMS, you can remotely send and receive text messages through e-mail and GTalk on the
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        79 25 Free, from Chrome Web Store Try your hand at this lovely platform game with beautiful hand-drawn illustrations by Flash game developer Brad Borne. You will jump and backflip through various stages with exaggerated movements, to unlock different coloured pants. The game world is not
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        81 25 Free, from Chrome Web Store Creating an online photo gallery to share your memories is easy with this online app. After launching it, simply drag and drop images from your computer, then send the gallery link to friends and family members to add to their photos. After everyone has
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        104 25  -  By Aaron Tan What is your current favourite app? E-mail chngkeg@sph.com.sg Free from Chrome Web Store If you are inundated with Facebook updates from your hundreds of friends, here is help. With Nows.ly, you can choose to view updates from selected friends on a clean interface that looks a
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        493 26  -  Want to know what’s wrong with your PC? E-mail us at stdled@sph.com.sg Answer by Chester Chen Answer by Chester Chen, a freelance writer and blogger Erratic Internet connectivity My home has a wireless router with one PC connected directly to the router via a wire. Another PC and
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        606 28  -  By Aubeck Kam The writer is the chief executive officer of the Media Development Authority of Singapore Each year, at around this time of the year, parents gear themselves up for the Primary 1 registration exercise. Having gone through the same exercise twice in two
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        150 28  -  JARGON BUSTER By Tan Chong Yaw MP4 is a way of reducing the size of movie files. Like JPEG, which makes photo files smaller, MP4 OR MPEG-4 was developed to compress movie files. The acronym stands for Moving Picture Experts Group, the audio and video standards body that created
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        687 32  -  If you do not have tickets to the big bash on Aug 9, fret not. Go online to join in the celebrations, says HELLEN TAN HELLEN TAN tanykh@sph.com.sg This year’s National Day Parade will be celebrated on the waters and also in the clouds the
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          109 29 A new range of speakerphones meant for small offices and home offices (Soho for short) can be used for voice and video calls. Plantronics’ Calisto 800 Series phones (above) use the Microsoft Office Communicator and Lync for voice and video calls. A user can plug in
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          107 29 Network security provider Fortinet has launched a software solution for companies whose employees need to access corporate networks from their mobile devices. The FortiClient software prevents unauthorised devices from accessing the corporate network remotely. Working with FortiGate security appliances, it encrypts data via a virtual private network
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          118 29  -  Compiled by Hellen Tan Java software developers can now work with the newest version of Java, Standard Edition 7 or Java SE7. This is the first time Oracle has released new Java software since it bought Java owner Sun Microsystems early last year. Backward compatible
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        1085 30  -  Its Bing search site is bleeding large losses in the battle with titan Google, but it is making headway in some sections, says STEVE LOHR STEVE LOHR The New York Times Microsoft’s assault on Google in Internet search and search advertising may be
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        473 31  -  With its cloud platform, a process which took three months is now cut to just three hours. HELLEN TAN reports reports HELLEN TAN tanykh@sph. com.sg Microprocessor giant Intel is setting up a cloud-computing platform for its own use and is sharing its
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      602 8 REGENT GROVE 3+1. #04. 1163 sqft. Tenanted. MRT. $840K neg. Alice Teo 9850 7506 CBRE GOOD BUY! GUILIN View, 2 rms, very high flr, near mrt, vacant. Size 861sqft. $790k. *****210 IVORY HEIGHTS 3+1, 1894 sqft, very spacious. Good amenities. Mins MRT. *****416 Vivian Ong F’HOLD CONDO $820 psf only!
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      270 9 5’I’ CORNER 359/ 403. High flr. Windy. Unblocked park view. 4bdrm. 100% move-in. Mins MRT/ Sun Plaza. C.H Ho 9795-1608 5’I’ CORNER CANBERRA 351B (ground flr). Very rare! Nicely renovated. MRT. Valued $455K cash. Saz *****714 PN 5’I’ WELLINGTON CRES 509B. High flr, well kept, nice view. Lift level, move
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      270 9 ALMOST SOLD! RARE! 5’I’, Point Block at Blk 386, Modern Renovation, bright, windy, mid Flr. Near Tampines Mart, All Race PR, Appt: Lester Ng 9023-8338 BLK 727 4’A’. 104 sqm. Near good schools. Many amenties nearby. Well maintained. Valued $415K. Joe Sevilla 9116 0001 POWER OF CLOSING Top Division! 3’A’
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      1191 10 CENTRAL HOUSES I IRV CENTRAL HOUSES FOR RENT FOR RENT YARWOOD AVE. *****SQFT. Sstorey B&W colonial charm. Renovated. 4+3 Lush gdn. Privacy. $$neg. Philip Peh *****812 BRAND NEW VENTURA Hgt 3storey Cluster. Approx 4650 sqft. 5+1. Balcony. Private Jacuzzi. Bright. Tan KL 9026 0020 EXPAT’S CHOICE! VENTURA hgts. View now!
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      223 10 BOTANNIA 3-RM. MID flr, 1238 sqft. P/furn or f/furn. Fantastic view. Breezy. Avail End of Aug. Sole Agt Winson Ang *****025 THE SAIL Marina Bay. #1X-01. 3bdrm 1184 sqft, face bay firework. Avail Immed. View now! $6.xk only! Betty 9380 2737 WORLD OF WOW- W Res. Sentosa. Ground flr, luxurious,
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      4205 11 D01 -08 CITY D01 -08 CITY ilM ft SOUTH-WEST 0*1 a SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS FOR RENT pf PTE APTS FOR RENT D01-08 CITY D09-10 ORCHARD/ Titl a SOUTH-WEST TANQLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS FOR RENT PTE APTS FOR RENT D09-10 ORCHARD/ D09-10 ORCHARD/ M TANGLIN/ HOLLAND Elftl TANQLIN/ HOLLAND PP PTE
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      741 11 GRANGE HGT 4+1+1, 3025 sqft, renovated. Metz 2-rm, 1066/ 1055 sqft, high/ mid flr, p/furn. Immed. H.K Koh 9830-7139 PN URBANA 2-RM. $6.1K. 1012 sqft. IR view. Very high flr. F/furn. Windy. Bright. Mins to MRT. Immed. Yvonne 9183-4439 GPS SOMMERVILLE GRANDEUR BLK 3 1830 sqft. 3+1 bdrms. Extensively renovated.
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      762 11 KASTURINA LODGE- 2 bdrm, 796 sqft. $3.6k neg. P/furn. 3 mins to Great World Mall/ Orchard. Quiet Immed.Terrence *****849 DTZ VALLEY PK 1 rm 797 sqft $3.5K UE Square 3+1 $5.2K; 1 rm $3.8K Palm Spring 3+1 $6.2K/ Paterson Edge 1650 sqft $6K. 9109 8900 ALLSWORTH PARK 3+1, 1992 sqft
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      659 12 ORCHARD SCOTTS 2 bdrms. apt. Resort living. F/facilities. Mins to Newton MRT. Immed. *****843 THE DRAYCOTT 2650 sqft. 3+1. High flr. Unblock. Near Orchard. Immed. Lena Lai *****282 PW D.09 MIRAGE TWR. 3+1. High flr, River view. F/ furn. Great World City. $5.5k. IS 9851-2159 Clinton UE SQUARE, 2+1, mid
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      333 12 PAVILION 11. 3-rms High floor Newton Edge Studio New $3.8k Newton Edge 2 rms P/furnish Lucida Studio 624 sqft. $3.9k.. Iridium 3 rms f/furnish $4.6k Joshua Teo 9100 2492 ERA SHELFORD SUITES 3+1. $5.5K. Alegria 2+1. 1323 sqft. $5000. Maplewoods 4+1 rm. Ask $5000. Amaryllis 1934 sqft. $4,500.. Patrick Yin
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      455 12 GOOD LUCK GDN. Huge ground flr with patio. 1915 sqft. Opp Canadian Int’l sch. Immed. Call Sherlin 9233 9479 CBRE GARDEN VISTA 3+1, 1163 sqft. Pte lift lobby. Bt Timah Plaza/ King Albert Park/ MGS. Avail immed. $4.2K. Call Melvin 9188 3780 SPRINGDALE 3+1, 1227 sqft. Ground flr patio. Koi
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      561 12 CASA CONTENDERE Gilstead Rd. 3+1 rms. Upper Mais, 3,400 sqft. Mins to MRT. *****828 19 SHELFORD, 753 sqft. 1+1 balcony. High ceiling, pool. F/furn. F/facilities. Lilian Lim 9639 7113 LOFT UNIT Lincoln Modern 3+1, 1378 sqft, bright, Near shpg/ MRT. P/furn. Immed. *****188 SKY@ELEVEN, 3+study 1851sqft, above #35, sea/ city/
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      567 12 SAM/HB *****211. KEMBANGAN Suites. Near MRT. 2rm 538 sqft. P/furn. Avail mid Aug $neg. Grab CENTRAL GR (ALJUNIED MRT) 3+1 1250 sqft. F/furn. F/facilities. Cosy. $4K. Felix Tan 9858-5598 LOR 6 GEYLANG, 3rms. $3300. Guillemard #01. Suits temple, assn, retail. 9060 0628 Yap POTONG PASIR. WALK-UP apt. Opp MRT. 3
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      1051 12 BD15-16 EAST COAST PK D15-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR RENT PTE APTS FOR RENT Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Tranquil Living in the East The Bayshore 3 4-bedroom utility room, 1,227 to 1,432 sq ft Full Condo Facilities Laguna Green •2131 4-bedroom utility room, 1,098 to 2,325 sq
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      511 12 AVILA GDNS PENTHSE: Wow! Single level. Spacious 2669 sqft. 4+1+1. Changi Biz Pk, PIE, TPE. Tina *****898 tinajames1.com D’ELIAS ELIAS Terr. Cluster hse. 4425sqft. 3-storey basement roof-terr. 4+1. Pool. Nice Decor. $6.xK. Des 9182-8284 CARISSA PARK 3+1. P/furn.Quiet. Beautiful. Price neg. Facing pool. Immed. Hurry! Daniel 8351-4324 MODENA 1700 SQFT,
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      685 12 HILLINGTON GREEN. 1528 sqft. High flr. Pool facing. F/furn. 3+1 +study rm. Pte lift. Beautiful! Must view! Mike Lim *****228 HAZEL PARK CONDO, Sale/ Rent. High floor, well kept, unblock, NS facing, 1350 sqft. Best buy. Call now 9698 7772 Josephine/ PN 2-BDRM DAIRY Farm Est. 1200 sqft. Spacious living
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      893 12 SIMS AVENUE BEDS for rent. Fully aircon, newly renovated. Quality furnishing. Free laundry/ Internet/ cleaning. Suits Co. workers individuals. *****959 MASTER COMMON. Jln Jurong Kechil. F/furn. Clean nice hse. Cooking/ Internet/ utilities. Immed. All races. Owner 9192-1927 1) PINE GROVE Condo common rm. F/furn/ aircon. Prefer single. 2) Normanton Pk
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      727 13 BLK 324 BT Batok St 33. 1 common. F/furn. 10 mins MRT. Owner. Chris *****344 *****872 CLEMENTI 320/ CCK 346, 306/ Bt Panjang 179. Master Q’town 61, Bt Batok 503. MRT *****003 HOUGANG BLK 643 MASTER rm. AMK Blk 417 common rm. Near amenities. Chan YW 9060-7319 ROOMS AVAIL few
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      720 13 508 PASIR RIS Exec Apt 3rms. Beautifully renovated. Near MRT Amenities. Nice landlord. Early Sep. Matthias Chia 9127-9078 CAN COBROKE BLK 221 Tampines Beautiful 2+1. High/lift flr. P/furn Gongshang Pri/ MRT. From 1st Sep for 2 yrs. Koh LS 9638 5748 BEAUTIFUL HDB 3+1 Bedok Blk 51. Furn. High flr.
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      446 13 HH FACTORY SPACE HK FACTORY SPACE FOR RENT FOR RENT Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Ground Floor Showroom Warehouse Unit size of 2,777 sq ft Prominent frontage facing Eunos Link Ceiling height up to 5.2m Easy access to PIE ECP KPE Call *****422 www.fareast.com.sg ftaland Commercial Hi-Tech Biz Space
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      576 13 Terrace Factory at Kaki Bukit μ Size of 13,110 sq ft μ For light industrial, warehouse and office use μ Covered loading bay for 40 ft containers μ Easy accessibility to KPE PIE CTE ECP TPE Call Owner at 8228 8663 Business Space at Kaki Bukit Unit sizes from 2,142
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      1737 13 IP FACTORY SPACE FOR SALE FACTORY SPACE FOR SALE FACTORY SPACE FOR SALE FACTORY SPACE FOR SALE FACTORY SPACE FOR SALE FACTORY SPACE FOR SALE vV pjoneer junction A: r o ni *3 °0 0 °n/y rti K wi afu ■■in ii ii> Low Cash Outlay from $68,600 Ground Floor
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      22 13 OFFICES@ STANLEY ST, 950/ 1050, 2000 sqft, mins to MRTs, food cts, near Cecil St, Robinson Rd. Immed, Jim Lee 9062 8300
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      3825 14 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT OFFICE SPACE FOR SALE SHOP SPACE FOR RENT Rexble Office Space Solutions The Green Smart Office Address that
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      514 14 D.06 HIGH ST Ctr. 2 units. 550 sqft. Fully fitted. River view. Good location. Daniel 9147-7218 TAI SENG MRT. F’hold. 4900 sqft. Toilet, 2 carpark. Central SOHO 646 sqft. Gillian Tay *****667 ENBLOC. 4 UNITS. Balestier Pt. F’hold. Total area 1496 sqft. Renovated. 9100 9560 A. Tan F’HOLD MALACCA, RAFFLES
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      625 14 MACKENZIE F&B 1230 sqft. Fitted/ Ground flr, Opp Carpark. MRT. Grease trap/ exhaust. Owner 9863-5635/ 9727-2996 GOLDEN MILE TWR 275 sq ft shop space. Basement. All trades. Immed. Enbloc potential. Also for sale. Ong Ai Lay 9487 9489. JOO CHIAT RD shophse about 1603 sqft, ground flr. all trades, spacious,
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      891 15 •2,681 to 4,766 sq ft prime restaurant space at Basement One and Level 2 •AvailableinDecember2011/February2012 •Suitable for Chinese, Western, Japanese, Korean, Thai cuisines and other interesting concepts •Opposite Novena MRT Station •Accessible to CTE/ECP/PIE •Good catchment of shoppers from affluent Novena/Newton precinct, office hub and high traffic from enrichment centres
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      1252 15 Properties Travel Available Immediate Warehouse Office Use 222 TAGORE LANE (TG BUILDING) Á Various sizes avail 1,200sqft onwards Á 24 hrs security ample car parks Á High ceiling Heavy floor loading Á Short tenure can be considered (6 mths onwards) Á Attractive rates NearVivocity Harbourfront 9111 1681 (Ms Ng) or
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      3203 19 A BEATS >3* RECRUIT Executive Appointments: toll free 1800-289-8822 Classified Jobs: 1800-289-9988 www.st701.com CATS Recruit Guide Classified Jobs Executive Appointments CLASSIFIED JOBS 1800-289-9988 E-mail cats@sph.com.sg 706 Professionals/ Executives 709 Engineers 711 Finance 712 IT/Infocom 715 Lecturing/Teaching 716 Contract Executives 718 Tutors 721 Nursing/Health Care 724 Art/Creative 727 Marketing/ Communications 730
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      382 19 CHILDCARE PASIR RIS required Teachers DPT/CPT trained. 5 ’O’ Levels. S’poreans/ PR. *****251 PLAYGROUP TEACHER, CPT needed Woodlands. Experienced preferred. Call 6364-9240 CHILDCARE ENGLISH TEACHERS DPT. Jurong East/ Woodlands. Min 5 ’O’ levels. 9009 7644 P.C.F. WEST Coast requires trained teachers. Call *****677. Email to: PCF_ARWE@hotmail.sg ADMIN CO-ORDINATOR AT CCKK.
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      438 20 Docu ConneX Pte Ltd is an authorized reseller of Fuji Xerox document business solutions. We are looking for aggressive, energetic and highly motivated candidates to join our exciting industry. SALES CONSULTANT Managing a given territory or set of clienteles Retain customers and grow top line revenue through existing client contract
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      278 20 N SALES EXECUTIVE N û Minimum GCE ’O’ Level û Preferably 1-2 years sales experience û Possess own vehicle û Attractive Salary (Basic Transport Commission) û Fresh graduates are welcome û Singaporeans PRs only Sapphire Windows 2 Loyang Drive Singapore *****5 È: 6542-6616 (No agents please) A Co. Dealing With
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      74 20 System Furniture Co Sales Executive Sales experience required On job training provided Preferably with own transport Good Basic Commission Admin Assistant Min 2 yrs relevant experience PC literate simple A/Cs Only S’porean/ PR/ M’sian Call: *****516 or email: jessie_chew11@yahoo.com.sg An established company urgently requires Sales Corodinators Min GCE ’O’ or
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      613 20 Leading Health Supplement Skincare Company Requires: SALES PROMOTERS Work major Shpg Ctrs S’poreans/ PR/ M’sian High salary commission ÈJudy 9006-2868 An leading New/ Used Car Dealer requires: Sales Consultants Possess Class 3 driving license Singaporean/ PR may apply Self-driven sales orientated High basic pay commission Address: #02-04 AML Building Ubi
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      584 20 SALES CONSULTANTS. EARN upto $4K. No. 1 brand. Only S’porean/ PR. SMS 9753 1498. Please send resume: michael@activ.com.sg PROPERTY FIRM requires Qualified Sales Exec. Basic Allowance Commission. Project marketing Good income. 9740-1879 INDOOR SALES CONSULTANT for Maid Agy. Relevant experience. Basic+ commission. Handle Mandarin speaking client. *****060 SALES ASSISTANTS. WALK-IN
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      370 21 Corporate Real Estate Consultancy firm requires Admin Executive Strong proficiency in spoken written English; IT skills •5 days’ work/ near MRT Fresh graduates/ PR welcome Submit your CV recent photo to: training@ corporatevisions.com.sg ADMIN ASSTS Min ’N’/ ’O’ level Handle phone calls Able to perform simple admin duties Good typing
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